Thank you mama

Leading the struggle with nothing in your hands

Can bring confusion in the family

I miss those days of jubilation

We mama yeah

(Conviviality)

Leading the struggle with nothing in your hands

(Nothing in your hands)

Can bring confusion in the family

(Family)

I miss those days of jubilation

We mama yeah

(Conviviality)

Days of happiness

(Days of happiness)

When a family sat round the fire

Those, were the days of stability

We mama yeah

(Conviviality)

I wanna thank you mama

(Thank you)

Thank you baby

(Thank you mama for everything that you have done for me)

It was my responsibility

Since I was a little girl

When I was laying on your back

Taking me to church

We mama I wanna thank you

Mama

Mama

Mama

Mama

Mama

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you baby

Iyooooooo iyeleleeeeee babo

It was my responsibility

Thank you, thank you mama

Iyelele mama

Thank you, thank you mama

Thank you baby

Thank you, thank you mama

It was my responsibility

Thank you, thank you mama, mama

Ooh iyelele

Mamamaaaah

Mama, sithi, we mama yoh

Aaah sibongile

Mama, sithi, we mama yoh

• Artist:Mbongeni Ngema
• Album:Sarafina! The Sound of Freedom (OST) (1992)